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6965828 Image-based computer interface  
A mobile computing device has a touch sensitive display screen for displaying an image including a pictorial representation of a location. A user supplies a request to the device for information...
6965801 Method and system for controlling one or more apparatus based on a geographic location  
A method and device that controls one or more apparatus in relation to the expected time of sunrise and sunset at the location of the apparatus. The operator enters a geographic location...
6961659 Method and system of remote position reporting device  
A remote position monitoring system, method, and computer-program product using a global position satellite receiver and information from at least two global position satellites to determine a...
6959057 Method of enhancing signal tracking in global positioning system receivers  
A method of enhancing signal tracking in a global positioning system receiver utilizing a frequency banked filter in providing code and carrier tracking loops includes acquiring a continuous time...
6956525 Method for correcting azimuth angle data of a navigational device and the navigational device used therein  
A method for correcting azimuth angle data of a navigational device, which is installed in a vehicle, includes the steps of enabling the navigational device to periodically receive a position...
6954695 Apparatus system and method for remotely controlling a vehicle over a network  
A system and a method for controlling a vehicle remotely over a network are disclosed. A vehicle is provided with a vehicle control module configured to transmit and receive network communications...
6950740 System and method of fuel map selection  
A centralized control system linked to vehicles by wireless two way communication utilizes position information reported by the vehicles to select a fuel injection limiting map for use by the...
6947840 GPS receiver with improved immunity to burst transmissions  
GPS signals are typically weak and thus easily interfered with by other radio transmissions in the same or adjacent frequency bands. Interference can be especially problematic when the GPS receiver...
6947729 Mobile communication terminal and method having calculated terminal position uncertainty check function  
A mobile communication terminal stores positioning information including global positioning system signals and base station information required by a position server in a communication network to...
6947939 System and methods to manage wide storage area network  
A system comprises a topology repository, a SAN manager, and a discovery list. The topology repository stores configuration data of a SAN. The SAN manager, coupled to the repository and discovery...
6944534 Process for transmitting status messages to terminals of a satellite data transmission system, in particular in a satellite navigation system  
Process for transmitting status messages to user terminals of a satellite data transmission system that transmits data formed as navigation blocks. The process includes reserving at least one...
6943825 Method and apparatus for associating multimedia information with location information  
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a system includes an input component to receive multimedia data and a locator to provide a place stamp associated with the multimedia...
6944541 Systems and methods for fault detection and exclusion in navigational systems  
The Fault Detection and Exclusion (FDE) system for use in navigational systems that rely upon multiple ranging signals, such as GPS satellites, uses an FDE algorithm to detect, as soon as possible,...
6944540 Time determination in satellite positioning system receivers and methods therefor  
Method in a Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, including determining pseudorange (PNR) measurements for at least four satellites ( 210 ), determining a coarse time ( 220 ) corresponding to...
6944539 Information display system for use with a navigation system  
An information display system including an input device that inputs a scheduled event, a schedule storage in which the schedule is stored, a display device that displays a map, a memory that stores...
6943702 Broadcasting system and its broadcasting transmission apparatus and reception terminal apparatus  
A broadcasting center multiplexes contents obtained by adding information indicative of presentation conditions including a “location”, a “moving direction”, and the “period of validity...
6941225 Method and apparatus for ultra precise GPS-based mapping of seeds or vegetation during planting  
An ultra precise seed planter apparatus and method for generating a centimeter accuracy map of the location of seeds or vegetation as they are planted from an agricultural planting machine. The...
6941226 Method for determining, recording and sending GPS location data in an underwater environment  
Underwater position determination is provided by combining sonar-derived ranging data between a sonar receiver and a sonar transmitter with GPS position data to provide geographically-referenced...
6938829 Apparatus and system for synchronized application of one or more materials to a surface from a vehicle and control of a vehicle mounted variable position snow removal device  
An apparatus and system, preferably mounted on a service vehicle, provides synchronized application of fluid materials, either solid or liquid, to a vehicle travel surface in proportional amounts...
6941224 Method and apparatus for recording voice and location information  
A recording apparatus for a navigation device allows a user to make a voice recording in association with a vehicle location. The current location of the vehicle is determined by a GPS sensor. The...
6937985 Portable terminal apparatus and related information management system and method with concurrent position detection and information collection  
An information collecting portion collects predetermined information. A position detecting portion detects the position of a portable terminal device at the present time. A managing portion manages...
6937187 Method and apparatus for forming a dynamic model to locate position of a satellite receiver  
Method and apparatus for locating position of a satellite signal receiver is described. In one example, pseudoranges are obtained that estimate the range of a satellite signal receiver to a...
6937865 Position detection system integrated into mobile terminal  
A wireless communications mobile terminal conserves bandwidth by determining which position detection assisting devices within a position detection system are available for use and limiting...
6937935 Car navigation system and car navigation control method  
A car navigation apparatus includes: a current position detection device that detects a current position of a vehicle; and a control device that detects a plurality of roads as candidates used for...
6937936 Navigation system  
The map data may be updated on a specified area basis. This may shorten the time for updating the map data as well as lowers the cost of map data update. A navigation system comprising a data...
6934630 GPS receiver tracking system  
A receiving station tracking system for receiving GPS data and tracking a mobile vehicle. The receiving station tracking system includes at least one processing stage receiving and processing at...
6934509 Satellite broadcasting system capable of designating areas for broadcasting program and satellite broadcasting reception apparatus  
A satellite broadcasting system is disclosed wherein, when a broadcasting program is broadcast by satellite broadcasting, each viewer can receive a different broadcasting program depending upon the...
6934633 Helmet-mounted parachutist navigation system  
A parachutist navigation system includes a display attached to a side vision area of a parachutist's goggles, a navigation pod attached to the parachutist's helmet, and a remotely located...
6934631 Method for standard positioning service and precise positioning service cooperative operation  
A method for standard positioning service (SPS) and precise positioning service (PPS) cooperative operation is disclosed. In one embodiment, a positioning signal is received. A PPS data portion of...
6934629 Method and apparatus for precise positioning of large structures  
A three dimensional structure is precisely positioned at a desired location. A viral model of the structure of interest is created and stored in a computer memory. Some time later, remote sensors...
6934632 Method for using three GPS frequencies to resolve carrier-phase integer ambiguities  
A method for generating an ambiguity-resolved, refraction-corrected, and noise-minimized carrier-phase measurement. The method includes forming a first composite measurement using GPS carrier-phase...
6931321 Navigation system and a route guidance data storage program  
A navigation system including a controller that defines a first search criterion concerning travel routes and a second search criterion concerning travel time, searches for a route in accordance...
6930634 Shared memory architecture in GPS signal processing  
A shared memory architecture for a GPS receiver, wherein a processing memory is shared among the different processing functions, such as the correlator signal processing, tracking processing, and...
6924736 Vehicle collision warning system  
A first vehicle includes a first device for receiving global positioning system (GPS) signals, generating at least one of a first time, position and velocity signal based on the received GPS...
6922635 Method and system for determining absolute positions of mobile communications devices using remotely generated positioning information  
Absolute positions of global position system (“GPS”) enabled mobile communications devices, which form a wirelessly networked group of GPS mobiles, can be determined at each of the mobiles...
6922167 Hardware architecture for processing galileo alternate binary offset carrier (AltBOC) signals  
A GNSS receiver tracks the AltBOC ( 15,10 ), or composite E5a and E5b, codes using hardware that locally generates the complex composite signal by combining separately generated real and the...
6920382 Repair and maintenance support system and a car corresponding to the system  
The present invention provides a system for performing procedures to request repair, without troubling the driver, when a car breaks down, as well as various onboard peripheral apparatuses and...
6920129 Geo-spacial internet protocol addressing  
The invention provides for conversion of latitude and longitude to an addressing scheme that supports current TCP/IP (Ipv4) and future addressing (Ipv6/Ipng) requirements. More specifically, it...
6917328 Radio frequency device for receiving TV signals and GPS satellite signals and performing positioning  
An apparatus and method for determining the position of a user terminal comprise an antenna subsystem which is able to receive signals of GPS and TV, a receiver front end which converts the...
6917329 Flexible architecture GPS receiver  
A flexible architecture GPS receiver having an intelligent buffer for capturing incoming sampled RF signals at a rate consistent with the GPS bandwidth and subsequent repeated “playbacks” of...
6917306 Radio linked vehicle communication system  
A radio linked vehicle communication system for text messaging, traffic light control, resource management and traffic monitoring, designed to establish the location of emergency vehicles and...
6915197 System for and a method of performing a first and a second agricultural operation on an agricultural parcel  
A system for performing a first and a second agricultural operation on an agricultural parcel. The system is provided with a first autonomous agricultural machine for performing the first...
6915191 Method and system for detecting when an end of train has passed a point  
A controller determines that an end of train (EOT) has passed a point through the use of positioning systems at the head of the train (HOT) and the EOT. In a first method, the controller obtains...
6915205 Apparatus for detecting location of movable body in navigation system and method thereof  
A method and an apparatus for detecting location of a movable body in a navigation system comprising a map data detector for detecting map information of a region corresponding to location...
6915207 Method and system for setting travel time and method and system for route calculation with use thereof  
A position of a vehicle is detected by receiving a position detection signal transmitted from the travelling vehicle. It is sensed whether or not the vehicle passes a starting node of a required...
6915209 Visual and audible bus routing system  
A visual and audible bus routing system for providing hearing and visually impaired riders to automatically receive the information they need for arriving at their intended destinations. The visual...
6915210 Method of updating GPS almanac data for satellites not in view  
A method of updating Global Positioning System almanac data includes steps for obtaining a current satellite almanac for a satellite constellation at a server in a communications infrastructure...
6915208 Information transfer in a multi-mode global positioning system used with wireless network  
The present invention discloses a GPS system that can operate in different modes depending on the network facilities and bandwidth available, the GPS information that can be acquired, or user or...
6910657 System and method for locating a target and guiding a vehicle toward the target  
A vehicle guidance system. The system includes a first mechanism for tracking a vehicle based on time-of-arrival information associated with energy emanating from the vehicle and providing vehicle...
6912463 GPS navigation apparatus  
In a GPS navigation apparatus, a procedure of preparation of route for navigation using a specific point (WAY-POINT or MARK-POINT) established and registered by the tracking function is simplified....